Mary Rast, 1944-2016; Was Biology Lab Manager
Mary Corle “Pete” Rast, of Maryville, died Friday, August 5. She was 72.
Rast was the laboratory manager in the Department of Biological Sciences at SIUE from 1971-2016.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 at Barry Wilson Funeral Home in Maryville. Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m. The family has invited everyone to a celebration of life dinner from 2:30-7:30 p.m. that afternoon at the Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities. RSVP’s are requested by Thursday, Sept. 1 at bobandmaryville@gmail.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Mary’s name may be made to either the Missouri Botanical Gardens, Nature Conservancy, Audubon Society or The Gardens at SIUE. Donations can be mailed directly to Barry Wilson Funeral Home.
The Department of Biological Sciences is collecting donations to establish a senior award in Mary’s honor. Please contact Pam Cunningham at 618-650-3928 or phartze@siue.edu for details.
A complete obituary is available on BarryWilsonFuneralHome.com.